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Name: Home Insurance
Rating: 1.91 (98 reviews)

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1.62

Based on 98 reviews, last reviewed 21st Jul 2025

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4

Competitive prices, but.... Competitive prices, some things you can do online but otherwise any queries or complications you need to call up their call centre. That's not always ... Read more Reviewed on: 27th August 2024

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1

Never take responsibility I had home insurance with Sainsbury's, but when I tried to make a claim, I discovered that the underwriters were separate from Sainsbury's, which I wa... Read more Reviewed on: 21st July 2025

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As a homeowner, your house is likely your most valuable asset, so adequate protection is vital. Whether you require buildings insurance, contents insurance, or a combination of the two, finding the right insurer is important. Check out our Sainsbury’s Bank home insurance reviews to learn more about the provider and its policies.

Sainsbury’s Bank has two levels of home insurance cover: Standard and Home Plus. Both policies can be strengthened with optional extras, including enhanced cover for both buildings and contents. Sainsbury’s Bank also has a smartphone app to manage your policy at any time. The app allows you to make changes to your policy without any admin fees.

The right home insurance policy for you will depend on your requirements. You may be looking for the provider that can offer the most additional extras for the strongest level of protection. Comparably, you may be looking for a basic level of cover for the lowest cost. Whatever your needs, find out if Sainsbury’s Bank is right for you by reading our Sainsbury’s Bank home insurance reviews.

Have you had a home insurance policy with Sainsbury’s Bank? Tell us which level of cover you chose and whether you opted for any additional extras. Did you need to make a claim, and if so, how well was it dealt with? Did you use the smartphone app? Would you recommend your policy to family members or friends?

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Sainsburys Bank Home Insurance reviews (98)

Absolutely appalling on all levels.

Whatever you do, do not get insurance via Sainsburys Bank. They lie Say they'll cover you, then casually decide not to Hold onto your money fraudulantly Have an incapable customer service department All have a different opinion of their own T&Cs Have shocking relationships with their underwriters And waste huge proportions of your time. Despite having a question on their sign-up form of 'will you be undertaking building works', you selecting 'yes' and them congratulating you that they'll cover you and merrily taking your money in full. When you then call them to inform them the building works are starting, they then say they don't cover you. Annoying but not the end of the world as they say they'll refund you the remainder of your policy given they are unable to provide the insurance service for you, and you'll be waived the cancellation fee. Cheque is on it's way to you... happy days. SIX MONTHS & 10 x 1.5 hour phone calls later, (prepare for call wait times of 40 minutes each time with the same one ghastly song playing over and over) still no cheque, and no customer service representative has any idea of previous conversations. Nor any authority to do anything. Nor can they access the call recordings they supposedly use for training purposes. I can assure you the grand total of ZERO training occurs at Sainsburys Bank. They then cheekily write a letter saying they've decided to close the policy six months later but you must pay them £25 for the privilege and no refund. It's fraudulent, a process riddled with lies & total incompetence. I wish zero stars was an option . Reviewed on: 10th January 2022

Appalling service

Had a policy until this morning with time for home insurance, I changed bank so cancelled my direct debit with bank, made payment manually to Sainsbury’s and was up to date with payment only for them to cancel this morning?! Never choosing Sainsbury’s again and will go elsewhere Reviewed on: 14th December 2021

Cancellation fees are ridiculous!

Couldn't get through on the phone after several calls. Cancelled online but had to pay £25.00 for the cancellation fee (fine not a problem) but also an extra charge which was more than the monthly insurance cost I paid - considering I only paid for my insurance less than a week ago I thought that was so cheeky - I have only just moved house! Nobody answers the phone for you to complain so had no choice but to pay. Will never use them again! Reviewed on: 7th December 2021

Shambolic money grabbing operation

Robotic, impersonal, cynical service I would advise anyone to stay away from. Forced me to pay early termination on coverage I was given incorrect information about. Shambolic. Reviewed on: 6th December 2021

Auto renewal SCAM

Tried to cancel but cant get through to speak to anyone. This is an absolute scam. avoid at all costs. Reviewed on: 24th November 2021

Absolutely awful

My home was not insured as they put the wrong house number to my home that did not show up on the internet log in.I cannot get through to them without 40 minute waits on the phone. Complaint raised after the 5th phone call.I have not heard anything after 2 weeks!..Terrible terrible service. And my home was uninsured for a year , paying max premium.Please avoid Sainsbursy insurance. Reviewed on: 22nd November 2021

Stay Clear! It's a trap!!!!

My husband and I took Sainsburys home insurance, and close to renewal date, we received a much higher quote and upon checks online, decided to change our insurer for the following year. However, Sainsbury's have (unbeknownst to us), kept us on a "auto renewal" scheme and the letter informed us that unless we contact them by phone to stop the renewal, it will go ahead. Now that's where the Sainsbury's scam begins: You cannot stop the renewal by login into your account. The site tells you to call an specific number. When you call the number, after going through a long and irritating menu, you are simply cut off. So, we tried other numbers. Five in total. We got NOWHERE!!!! You are either kept on the line indefinitely (45 min at one point) or you are cut off. This is nothing short of a scam and we are so furious because our Bank says we need them to stop the auto renewal and they conveniently wont take any calls nor will allow us to cancel it online. It's a NIGHTMARE!!!!! Reviewed on: 19th November 2021

Very poor quality

narketed as a comprehensive policy, but doesn't cover contents in the garden, fences, hedges & gates from storm damage Reviewed on: 1st November 2021

Do not fall into the trap, stay away

Impossible to get through to them on the phone. I wanted to cancel my renewal because it was more than double what i could get elsewhere. But cancelling is next to impossible. They thought that by not attending to me, I will go away! It only made me determined to not use any of their services. Reviewed on: 19th October 2021

Very poor customer service.

Our policy has just come up for renewal and as the premiums had more than doubled we decided to cancel. Then came the fun part. Trying to get through the phoneline was practically impossible, I eventually found an email address to make a complaint and did recieve a phone call apologising. I explained that I couldn't access the online portal to cancel the policy but was told that there shouldn't be an issue. Also recieved a letter from Sainsbury's bank with a somewhat sarcastic undertone to it. If I could give zero stars I would. Reviewed on: 12th October 2021

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